Sometime around 1450, the Chajoma Maya moved their capital to Jilotepeque Viejo in order to make it inaccessible to their hostile neighbors. The city itself had been built a few…
Before leaving Chichi, we took a short hike up to Pascual Ab'aj, which is a Maya sacred site that survived the arrival of the Spanish. There used to be a…
Twice a week the main square and surrounding streets of Chichicastenango are transformed into the largest open air market in Central America. People come from miles around to buy and…
I needed a haircut before we came to Guatemala. I didn't get one because of various factors and the way I prioritized my time. After another five weeks of uncontrolled…
One of my favorite things to do is jump off of stuff into water. A few years ago we visited Lake Atitlan and did the usual thing of hiring a…